diff --git a/tools/esp8266/app.h b/tools/esp8266/app.h
index 18b00263..e2e1adcc 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/app.h
+++ b/tools/esp8266/app.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class app {
         inline bool mqttIsConnected(void) { return mMqtt.isConnected(); }
         inline bool getSettingsValid(void) { return mSettingsValid; }
         inline bool getRebootRequestState(void) { return mShowRebootRequest; }
+        inline uint32_t getMqttTxCnt(void) { return mMqtt.getTxCnt(); }
 
         HmSystemType *mSys;
         bool mShouldReboot;
diff --git a/tools/esp8266/html/index.html b/tools/esp8266/html/index.html
index 86febfdb..01e21cd8 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/html/index.html
+++ b/tools/esp8266/html/index.html
@@ -46,15 +46,18 @@
             <p>Every <span id="refresh"></span> seconds the values are updated</p>
 
             <div id="note">
-                New updates can be found on Github: <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy" target="_blank">https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy</a><br/>
-                <br/>
-                Please report issues in <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy/issues">Github</a><br/>
                 Discuss with us on <a href="https://discord.gg/WzhxEY62mB">Discord</a><br/>
-                Support this project: <a href="https://paypal.me/lupusch">Donate</a><br/>
+                <h2>Support this project:</h2>
+                <ul>
+                    <li>Report <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy/issues" target="_blank">issues</a></li>
+                    <li>Contribute to <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy/blob/main/tools/esp8266/User_Manual.md"  target="_blank">documentation</a></li>
+                    <li>Test <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy/actions/workflows/compile_development.yml"  target="_blank">development firmware</a></li>
+                    <li>make a <a href="https://paypal.me/lupusch"  target="_blank">donation</a></li>
+                </ul>
                 <p class="lic"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/de">Creative Commons - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/de/</a><br/>
-                Check the licenses which are published on <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy">https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy</a> as well</p><br/>
+                Check the licenses which are published on <a href="https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy"  target="_blank">https://github.com/lumapu/ahoy</a> as well<br/>
 
-                This project was started from <a href="https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/525778" target="_blank">this discussion. (Mikrocontroller.net)</a>
+                This project was started from <a href="https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/525778" target="_blank">this discussion. (Mikrocontroller.net)</a></p>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div id="footer">
diff --git a/tools/esp8266/mqtt.h b/tools/esp8266/mqtt.h
index 1205d772..6f6e997e 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/mqtt.h
+++ b/tools/esp8266/mqtt.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class mqtt {
             mClient     = new PubSubClient(mEspClient);
             mAddressSet = false;
 
+            mLastReconnect = 0;
+            mTxCnt = 0;
+
             memset(mDevName, 0, DEVNAME_LEN);
         }
 
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ class mqtt {
             char top[64];
             snprintf(top, 64, "%s/%s", mCfg->topic, topic);
             sendMsg2(top, msg, false);
+            mTxCnt++;
         }
 
         void sendMsg2(const char *topic, const char *msg, boolean retained) {
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ class mqtt {
             mClient->loop();
         }
 
+        uint32_t getTxCnt(void) {
+            return mTxCnt;
+        }
+
     private:
         void reconnect(void) {
             DPRINTLN(DBG_DEBUG, F("mqtt.h:reconnect"));
@@ -85,8 +93,8 @@ class mqtt {
             #endif
 
             boolean resub = false;
-            if(!mClient->connected() && (millis() - lastReconnect) > MQTT_RECONNECT_DELAY ) {
-                lastReconnect = millis();
+            if(!mClient->connected() && (millis() - mLastReconnect) > MQTT_RECONNECT_DELAY ) {
+                mLastReconnect = millis();
                 if(strlen(mDevName) > 0) {
                     // der Server und der Port müssen neu gesetzt werden, 
                     // da ein MQTT_CONNECTION_LOST -3 die Werte zerstört hat.
@@ -118,7 +126,8 @@ class mqtt {
         bool mAddressSet;
         mqttConfig_t *mCfg;
         char mDevName[DEVNAME_LEN];
-        unsigned long lastReconnect = 0;
+        uint32_t mLastReconnect;
+        uint32_t mTxCnt;
 };
 
 #endif /*__MQTT_H_*/
diff --git a/tools/esp8266/webApi.cpp b/tools/esp8266/webApi.cpp
index 71d73dc3..ffa062ed 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/webApi.cpp
+++ b/tools/esp8266/webApi.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void webApi::getIndex(JsonObject obj) {
     if(!mApp->getSettingsValid())
         info.add(F("your settings are invalid"));
     if(mApp->mqttIsConnected())
-        info.add(F("MQTT is connected"));
+        info.add(F("MQTT is connected, ") + String(mApp->getMqttTxCnt()) + F(" packets sent"));
 }